Bugotn and Florida, Solomon Islands. 297 



But tliough generally similar iu coloration, the remarkable 

 discrepancy in size prevents the possibility of this species being 

 confounded with A^. iianina. (3) N.'aolce, Grant (P.Z S. 1888, 

 p. 189, pi. X.). This species from the island of Guadalcanar, 

 though smaller than N.finschi, can be at once distinguished 

 from A'^. nanina by the azure-blue cap on the top of the head 

 in both sexes. Mr. Ramsay's species N. mortonis, from San 

 Cristoval and Ugi (Pr. L. Soc. N. S. W. vi. p. 721 ; Salvadori, 

 Aggiunte alia Orn. Papnas. p. 29), does not appear to be 

 separable from A^. finscfd and is much larger than N. iianina. 

 So far, then, as our present knowledge extends, we have one 

 species [N. finschi) in Sau Cristoval, the south-westernmost 

 of the Solomons, and in its little adjacent isle of Ugi; another 

 species {N. aohe) in the next island, Guadalcanar; and a 

 third [N. nanina) in the islet of Bugotu and therefore pro- 

 bably in Ysabel. 



15. AsTUR wooDFORDi, Sliarpc. 



Native name Tuitui. One male, in immature plumage. The 

 type was from Aola, Guadalcanar. See P. Z. S. 1888, p. 183. 



16. Ardea sacra, Gm, 



Native name Sou. One nestling in black plumage. 



17. BuTORiDES jAVANicus (Horsf.). 

 Native name Soloyogo. One male. 



18. CaLCENAS NICOBARICA (L.) . 



Native name Giano. One female. 



19. Macropygia arossiana, Tristr. 



Native name Mamisiyo. One female. The type was from 

 San Cristoval, and the same specimen served as the type of 

 M. rufofcastanea, Hams. 



II. Birds from Florida Island, collected by 

 the Rev. J. H. Plant. 



1. Dic.EUM .EXiiUM, Pucher. & Jacq. 



Native name Pia Petaka Bognoro. One male specimen. 

 The type was from St. George's, Solomons. I had previously 



